|Aerial view of Kanaga volcano from the north
(photo by Chris Nye, AVO) <click to enlarge>

Kanaga Volcano 4287 ft (1307 m).

Location:

Northeast tip of Kanaga Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Lat / Long:

51.9° N, 177.1° W

Volcanic Type:

Stratovolcano

Volcanic Status:

Active, last eruption 1995

First Ascent:

First Ski Descent:

Skiable Vertical:

over 4200 ft (1300 m)

Administration:

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge

Kanaga Volcano is a spectacular symmetrical cone situated on the northern tip of Kanaga Island. It is
a youthful volcano formed within an older caldera, whose remnants can be seen as the crescent-shaped
Kanaton Ridge just to the south of the cone. The most recent eruptions in the mid-1990s sent lava
flows from the summit crater all the way down into the sea on the north side of the volcano. Since
Kanaga is located just 15 miles (25 km) west of the "major" city of Adak, access should be
somewhat easier than for many other locations in the outer Aleutians.